(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, Feb. 6, 2023. Norfolk Southern announced new details Monday, Sept. 18, about its plan to compensate East Palestine residents for lost home values since the fiery derailment disrupted life in the eastern Ohio town in February. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Columbiana, Ohio) The East Palestine Ohio train derailment and its effects on those on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border will be discussed in the second of two town hall meetings. The first was in Columbiana, Ohio on Tuesday and the second will be tonight at Homestead United Presbyterian Church in Homestead, Pennsylvania at 7 p.m. George Thompson is a toxicologist who will present his findings from an independent study he finished investigating on the February 3rd, 2023 derailment and its impact.